Shawais Surname
5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Tunisia
Shawais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Shawais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawais Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shawais is most common in Iraq. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawais? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Shawais occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Shawais live; 36 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Levant.
It is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Other than Iraq this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Finland, where 9 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shawais
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